Legacy Recordings

1. Record Label Fact-File: Legacy Recordings
Current Owner: Sony Music (Parent company, no known owner found)
Started in: Founded by CBS Records in 1990, rebranded by Sony Music in 1991 once CBS
Records was acquired.
Artists Signed: The artists that have been signed to Legacy Records involve some of the most
famous artists known. Sia, Adele, Pink, Daft Punk, One Direction, Elvis Presley, Justin
Timberlake, Beyoncé, Avril Lavigne, AC/DC, Michael Jackson, just to name a few. In total,
they have signed around 200 total artists
Focused Music Genre: No focused genre of music: offer a variety (includes R&B, rock, movie
soundtracks, broadway musicals, and even blues).
Motto/Statement: None.
Other Info: Legacy Recordings handle the archives of labels that Sony Music owns. This
includes Columbia Records, LaFace Records and RCA Records (known as Sony Music
Entertainment’s catalogue division). Won multiple Grammys.